Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Buttons - Unions - 1970s

We're in Here For You, You're Out There For Us

Back in the early 1970s I interviewed several people who were participants or eyewitnesses to the Nov. 11, 1919 Centralia Massacre as well the subsequent 1920 trial in Montesano (a great uncle of mine testified). The fact I was related to people on both sides of this tragic incident, plus those willing to talk to me were looking at the end of their lives and were feeling confessional, gave me a unique and not very admirable view of this blot on Washington State history.

In the course of these interviews, someone gave me this IWW re-issue button.

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